(a) Scope and Application. This section applies to all places of employment
and establishes minimum requirements for controlling occupational exposure to
the risk of developing repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) through the employer’s
Injury and Illness Prevention Program required by section 3203. Each employer
shall establish and implement a program designed to minimize RMIs. The program
shall include a worksite evaluation, injury investigation, control of exposures
which may cause RMIs and training of employees.

(b) Identification and evaluation of workplace hazards pursuant to section
3203(a)(4) shall include evaluation of each job, process, or operation, or a
representative number of such jobs, processes, or operations for exposures which
may cause RMIs.

(c) Investigation of an injury pursuant to section 3203(a)(5) shall include a
worksite evaluation if the injury reasonably appears to be a work-related RMI.
The worksite evaluation shall include the following:

(1) An inspection of the employee’s workstations or work locations.

(2) An interview of the employee and observation of the employee’s work
when the employee resumes work after being injured.

(3) A record of the findings of the evaluation.

(d) Any exposures that may cause RMIs shall, pursuant to section 3203(a)(6),
be corrected in a timely manner or, if not capable of being corrected, have the
exposures minimized to the extent feasible. The employer shall consider
engineering controls, such as work station redesign, adjustable fixtures or tool
redesign, and administrative controls, such as job rotation, work pacing or work
breaks.

(e) Pursuant to section 3203(a)(3) and 3203(a)(7), employees shall be
provided training that includes an explanation of:

(1) The manner in which the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention
program addresses RMI hazards.

(2) The exposures which are associated with RMIs.

(3) The symptoms and consequences of injuries caused by repetitive
motion.

(4) The importance of reporting symptoms and injuries to the employer.